Fountain, CO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0827865, place: Fountain city, Colorado)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 10,483 (100%)
In labor force: 7,687 (73.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,048 (67.23%)
----Employed: 6,602 (62.98%)
----Unemployed: 446 (4.25%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.3%
--Armed Forces: 639 (6.1%)
Not in labor force: 2,796 (26.67%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,394 (51.45%)
In labor force: 3,594 (34.28%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,557 (33.93%)
----Employed: 3,315 (31.62%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,618 (15.43%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,029 (9.82%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 7,158 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,788 (80.86%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,048 (14.64%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 21 (0.29%)
Walked: 129 (1.8%)
Other means: 50 (0.7%)
Worked at home: 122 (1.7%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,602 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,464 (22.18%)
Service occupations: 1,207 (18.28%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,909 (28.92%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 23 (0.35%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 958 (14.51%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,041 (15.77%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 23 (0.35%)
Construction: 635 (9.62%)
Manufacturing: 785 (11.89%)
Wholesale trade.: 168 (2.54%)
Retail trade: 949 (14.37%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 429 (6.5%)
Information: 187 (2.83%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 348 (5.27%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 513 (7.77%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,156 (17.51%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 519 (7.86%)
Other services (except public administration): 324 (4.91%)
Public administration: 566 (8.57%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,816 (72.95%)
Government workers: 1,413 (21.4%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 360 (5.45%)
Unpaid family workers: 13 (0.2%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,989 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 315 (6.31%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 164 (3.29%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 640 (12.83%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 767 (15.37%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,173 (23.51%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,211 (24.27%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 414 (8.3%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 239 (4.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 48 (0.96%)
$200,000 or more: 18 (0.36%)
Median household income: $42,121

With earnings: 4,539 (90.98%)
--Mean earnings: $44,262
With Social Security income: 802 (16.08%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,410
With Supplemental Security Income: 153 (3.07%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,406
With public assistance income: 199 (3.99%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,053
With retirement income: 1,168 (23.41%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,597

Families: 4,022 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 119 (2.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 141 (3.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 483 (12.01%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 617 (15.34%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 949 (23.6%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,088 (27.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 362 (9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 204 (5.07%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 48 (1.19%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (0.27%)
Median family income: $44,735

Per capita income: $15,975

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,192
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,000

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 237 (5.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 224 (5.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 132 (3.28%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 142 (3.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 136 (3.38%)
----With related children under 5 years: 85 (2.11%)
Individuals: 1,253 (31.15%)
--18 years and over: 697 (17.33%)
----65 years and over: 122 (3.03%)
--Related children under 18 years: 533 (13.25%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 327 (8.13%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 369 (9.17%)

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